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"Angelo" watching boys play craps on sidewalk outside Tompkins Square Building [i.e. Harriman Clubhouse], Lower East Side, New York City.

The collection contains 403 photographic negatives produced circa 1920-1980 (bulk 1920-1950) by commercial photographers on behalf of The Boys' Club of New York ("BCNY"). The majority depict young BCNY members engaged in a variety of activities, either at the club's Tompkins Square Building (later renamed Harriman Clubhouse) or at the William Carey Camp in Jamesport, New York. Many of the photographs were published in annual reports, where they served to promote the organization's work.

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The collection contains 403 photographic negatives produced circa 1920-1980 (bulk 1920-1950) by commercial photographers on behalf of The Boys' Club of New York ("BCNY"). The majority depict young BCNY members engaged in a variety of activities, either at the club's Tompkins Square Building (later renamed Harriman Clubhouse) or at the William Carey Camp in Jamesport, New York. Many of the photographs were published in annual reports, where they served to promote the organization's work.
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nyhs:2931
NYHS Identifier
bcny_1C8147-1C8157_001
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"Angelo" watching boys play craps on sidewalk outside Tompkins Square Building [i.e. Harriman Clubhouse], Lower East Side, New York City.
Date Created
1929 (year approximate)
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